The richest families in Seattle and the Northwest

July 10, 2014 |By VANESSA HO

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This slideshow looks at the richest families with Seattle and Northwest roots, and ends with the top 10 richest families in the country. It's an excerpt of Forbes' list of 185 richest families in America. All dollar amounts are as of July 2014.

First up, the Stuart family.
Elbridge Stuart founded his Carnation Evaporated Milk Company in Kent in 1899. It grew into a food conglomerate with products like Coffee-Mate and Friskies, before the Stuarts sold Carnation to Nestle in 1985. They are the country's 179th richest family, according to Forbes.

Net worth: $1 billion.

Estimated number of family members: 50.

Getty Images

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This slideshow looks at the richest families with Seattle and Northwest roots, and ends with the top 10 richest families in the country. It's an excerpt of Forbes' list of 185 richest families in America. All dollar amounts are as of July 2014.

First up, the Stuart family.
Elbridge Stuart founded his Carnation Evaporated Milk Company in Kent in 1899. It grew into a food conglomerate with products like Coffee-Mate and Friskies, before the Stuarts sold Carnation to Nestle in 1985. They are the country's 179th richest family, according to Forbes.